The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-15

In Brief
The docket in Superior Court room No. will
be called Friday
The congregation and Sabbath schoo! of the
Fifth.Presbyterian Church will have "A picnic on
ehe 22d inst. at Philadelphia Ind, on the Pan
handle railroad.
The Knights of Labor have called citizens
mass meeting at Tomlinson Hall, on Saturday
might, in the interest of the cable street railway
project Hons. A. @. Porter and w. ID. Bynuui
have been invited to deliver speeches.
The following persons licensed TO marry
yesterday: John Preston and Hannah T. Godby,
Peter Speltz and Maggie Fay. Lyman Merrick
and Lou Merrick William Young and Elizabeth
kichmaun, Albert Bennett and Mary A. Wilson
John Pennyweeht, who arrested. Mon
day night, for stealing an overcoat from Charles
Davis, of No. 1872 Virginia avenue. and then re-
leased, was rearrested by Detective HALEY and
Deputy Sheriff Langenberg yesterday morning
he acknowledges his guilt
dispatch from Hamilton. o., last night. to
Superintendent Travis states that A Viewers
horse and buggy. stolen here on Saturday after
noon, from in front of j. r keeters grocery
store, West Washington street, bad been re-
covered in that city and the thief captured.
The following building permits were issued
yesterday: Joseph +. Jewar. two-story frame
house on Broadway street. near Lincoln avenue,
g. 00O Henry Landmeier, frame cottage on
Franklin street. near Downey, $800 L. c. Hen
erickson, frame cottage Park avenue, near
Eleventh street, 81. 600; Amanda Smyth, frame
cottage on Rhode Island street, near Maxwell,
$500
BURIED ALIVE BUT AFTERwARp RESCUED
Several men were laying gas mairs on lower
Virginia avenue last evening, when the earth
caved in on them and man. Samuel John
son, was completely buried. His fellow work
men. by hard work, got him out before he suf
fered much.
SALE OF MARKET-HoUsE STALLS.
The street privileges of the market-house
were sold at auction yesterday afternoon.
There III stalls sold, and forty-two re-
main unsold The highest price paid was s75,
and the lowest $40 The sales netted So, So.
The revenue from the remaining stalls will in
crease the total to something over S.. 600.
PREPARING FOR A BIG CELEBRATION.
The Knights of Labor are making extensive
preparations for celebrating the Fourth of July.
The celebration will probably be held at Broad
Ripple suitable grove nearer the city can
be secured There will be a morning parade
through the principal streets to the depot, from
where trains will run to Broad Ripple. Efforts
are being made to secure a number of prominent
speakers for the occasion.
BLINDED BY sULPHURIc ACID.
Henry Williams. farmer residing four miles
south of the city, yesterday bought bottle Of
sulphuric acid at Collins drug store to take
home to use for corns on his horses feet After
he had left the store. the Earring of the wagon
caused the acid to ferment. and he took the bot
tie IN his hand to carry While he WAS attempt
ing to tighten the cork the acid exploded in his
face The physician who called to see him
Says he will probably loose his sight entirely.
WAITER SHOT BY A DEAD-BEAr
Last night. about IL o'clock. young man went
Into Cy Perkns's restaurant, No. Ia North Del
aware street, and ordered lunch. After he had
saten he had a dispute with the waiter. William
McCrady, about what he should pay. The young
man. who was a stranger to the restaurant waiter,
hnally said he wouldn't pay anything. and start
al m Iaau tha ~ raAx inr voA
the counter to catch him, anu as he did the
young man drew his revolver and shot Nc
Grady through the left hand He ran. and as
no officers were near made his escape
TWO NEW COMPANIES INCORPORATED.
Articles of incorporation were filed with the
Secretary of State yesterday for the Standard
Saving and Loan Association, of Indianapolis,
and the Walter Langtry Medicine Company, of
Fort Wayne. The firstnameG company has e.
DOO 900 capital stock and nine directors, Henry
Russo, Henry Aufderheide, Joseph III. Schumb.
g. Henry Rosebrock Henry F. Habeney, Frank
Kerkhoff and George Herman. The medicine
company has 5000 capital stock, and Walter
Lanetry, Milton H. Mexican, David Mckay,
Henry Stouder and Louis Meyer as directors.
HAS VIOLATED IT'S CHARTER
The Council committee appointed at the last
meeting to consider the resolution of Council
man Coy calling for an investigation of the state
lated it's charter, will meet this afternoon to
agree upon a report to be submitted at Monday
nights meeting. At meeting held the latter
part of last week the Mayor and
y careful examination of the charter and
see if there had been any violations of the stip-
nlations OF the instrument The two gentlemen
will report at the meeting to-day that there have
been violations. Among them are these: Sta
BILE offal has been hauled through the public
streets during the day; the best style and class
Nf nnS uuaa furr tail hav haa ant
down at night to avoid injunctions: the best and
most improved quality of rails not used, and
tracks have been laid in alleys.
INVESTIGATION OF ASSESSMENT RETURNS.
The County Board of Equalization met yes
aerday morning and began work tbs returns
The will not have the personal lists
ready for several days, and in the meantime the
corporations will be inspected. Yesterday was
ypent in shaping work and summonine wit
nesses. There is great deal OF work before
the board, and the members announce their in
tention 20 TO the bottom of every case.
Much labor and time must be expended in the
collection and marsbaling of the facts upon
which charges can be made against persons
svadiug taxation. IF there was but gen.
eral method of evasion, said an attache of the
assessors office yesterday, ''the task would be
easy; but there are not less than dozen plans
used by the taxdodger. Nearly every trade
has It's method for making these evAsions, and IN
hundreds of cases the law is tramped upon,
ignored and the valuation made at just such
Sgures as the elasticity of the tax payers
sciences would submit to-" The board will begin
work in earnest to-day.
THE METHODIST ALLIANCES OFFICERS.
The Methodist Alliance. at Roberts Park
Church last night. perfected its organization in
the election Of officers. except to the com
pletion of the executive committee AS that
body is selected from the delegates from the
various churches, it's members not named by tho
Alliance last night will be taken from the del
hc Rhn hxy shA
FAR represented in the official list. The officers
chosen
President-Tohn B. Conner, of Central-avenue
Church.
First vice president-V z. Woodward of Roberts
Park
Second vice president-Enos Pendergast, Haugh.
Vile
Secretary +. McNeeey Hall-p1ace.
Treasurer-Daniel Stewart. Meridian street.
These gentlemen will act with the executive
sommttee. whlcn, SO lar named consists OF a. b.